Thread by @fairfightaction

THREAD: Georgia now has TWO of the worst voter suppression bills in the nation moving quickly through our legislature: #SB421 and #HB531. #SB241 would end no-excuse mail voting, implement new ID requirements, and add witness requirements for mail voters. #gapol

Today #HB531 passed out of committee- it would restrict dropbox access, add new ID requirements for mail voting, force counties to choose between offering some Saturday OR Sunday voting, and more. The GOP-led GA legislature is unrelenting in their attacks on voting rights. #gapol

Not only are these ID and witness restrictions suppressive and unnecessary, they are outwardly discriminatory, and would have a disparate impact on Black and other minority voters across our state, as well as older voters and voters in single-person households. #gapol

The proposals in #SB241 and #HB531 would erect a juggernaut of barricades to voting access. They revive Georgia’s dark history of voter suppression and racism as state policy. #gapol

#SB241 is a disastrous bill that amounts to one of the most restrictive absentee voting policies in the country. It and #HB531 are nothing less than a direct attack on voting rights in GA, framed by far-right conspiracies and disinformation that undermines our democracy. #gapol

Once again, GOP legislators in Georgia show the clear and urgent need for federal action to safeguard voting rights and pass HR 1 and HR 4 to protect voters from racist and malicious voter suppression. #gapol

GOP legislators show their contempt for Georgia’s voters as they seek to strip Georgians of voting choices that have led to historic turnout and participation. They are running nothing more than a shameless partisan play to cling to power by any means necessary. #gapol

#SB241 and #HB531 are assaults on democracy founded in baseless and racist far-right conspiracy theories - they constitute one of the worst attacks on voting rights since Reconstruction. It is critical Congress pass #HR1 and #HR4 to protect voters and safeguard our democracy.

GEORGIANS: Call these Representatives to demand they vote NO on #HB531:
Speaker David Ralston: 404-656-5020
Richard Smith: 404-656-5141
Matt Hatchett: 404-656-5025
Rick Jasperse: 404-656-7153
Mandi Ballinger: 404-656-7153
Tommy Benton: 404-656-5126
Shaw Blackmon: 404-656-5103

GEORGIANS: Call these Representatives to demand they vote NO on #HB531:
Jon Burns: [phone]
John Carson: [phone]
Sharon Cooper: [phone]
Katie Dempsey: [phone]
Chuck Efstration: [phone]
Barry Fleming: [phone]
Gerald Greene: [phone]

GEORGIANS: Call these Representatives to demand they vote NO on #HB531:
Lee Hawkins: 404-656-7855
Bill Hitchens: 404-656-7855
Jan Jones: 404-656-5072
Trey Kelley: 404-656-5024
David Knight: 404-463-2248
Eddie Lumsden: 404-656-7850
Chuck Martin: 404-656-5146

GEORGIANS: Call these Representatives to demand they vote NO on #HB531:
Greg Morris: [phone]
Mark Newton: [phone]
Butch Parrish: [phone]
Alan Powell: [phone]
Ed Setzler: [phone]
Lynn Smith: [phone]
Ron Stephens: [phone]

GEORGIANS: Call these Representatives to demand they vote NO on #HB531:
Jan Tankersley: [phone]
Darlene Taylor: [phone]
Bruce Williamson: [phone]

GEORGIANS: Call these Senators to demand they vote NO on #SB241:
Max Burns: [phone]
Dean Burke: [phone]
Jason Anavitarte: [phone]
Mike Dugan: [phone]
Steve Gooch: [phone]
Bo Hatchett: [phone]
Butch Miller: [phone]

GEORGIANS: Call these Senators to demand they vote NO on #SB241:
Randy Robertson: [phone]
Brian Strickland: [phone]